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- Reporter Carrington Tatum carved out an environmental justice beat focused on developers’ attempts to route an oil pipeline through the majority-Black neighborhood of Boxtown in Memphis.
- Tatum’s work also helped draw national attention to the cause; former Vice PresidentAl Gore gave Tatum an exclusive interview after speaking at an anti-pipeline rally.
- MLK50 and ProPublica , a nonprofit investigative newsroom, reported on the predatory collection policies of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, the Memphis area’s largest hospital system, which sued and garnished the wages of thousands of poor patients , including its own employees , for unpaid medical debts.
- Methodist also said it would raise the minimum wage it pays employees, dramatically expand its financial assistance policy for hospital care and stop suing its employees for unpaid medical debts.
- The co-executive directors will harness the strong foundation that exists to amplify MLK50’s influence, extending its reach to new audiences.
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